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Synonyms for tenacity
təˈnæs ɪ titenac·i·ty

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Wiktionary3.5 / 4 votes

  1. tenacitynoun

    The quality or state of being tenacious; as, tenacity, or retentiveness, of memory; tenacity, or persistency, of purpose.

    Synonyms:
    persistency, retentiveness

  2. tenacitynoun

    Synonyms:
    viscosity, adhesiveness, cohesiveness

    Antonyms:
    mobility, brittleness, fragility

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 2 votes

  1. tenacity

    Synonyms:
    retentiveness, cohesiveness, stubbornness, fixity, pertinacity

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. doggedness, perseverance, persistence, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacitynoun

    persistent determination

    Synonyms:
    perseverance, persistency, perseveration, persistence, doggedness, pertinacity, tenaciousness, continuity

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. tenacitynoun

    Synonyms:
    retentiveness, tenaciousness

  2. tenacitynoun

    Synonyms:
    adhesiveness, cohesiveness, glutinousness, viscidity

  3. tenacitynoun

    Synonyms:
    stubbornness, pertinacity, obstinacy

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words5.0 / 1 vote

  1. tenacitynoun

    Synonyms:
    retentiveness, cohesiveness, toughness, pertinacity, persistency

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#45837tenacity
#46133firmness
#80381cohesiveness
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#329320pertinacity

How to use tenacity in a sentence?

  1. Paul Sweeney:

    A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance, and tenacity. The order varies for any given year.

  2. Nicholas Alahverdian:

    Allan Fung has the tenacity, fearlessness, and brawny resolve necessary to confront the challenges that face Rhode Island. I have the utmost confidence that he will repair the UHIP disaster, improve DCYF and prevent child abuse, and take Rhode Island to great heights.

  3. Louis Pasteur:

    Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.

  4. Francesca Knittel Bowyer:

    Mummy had the fragility of an orchid, the energy of a hummingbird, the tenacity of a hunter. She could change calm waters into a raging storm with a look and the lift of a finger, my heart is a hole without her, but that hole will definitely be filled with incredible memories, sweet, salty and funny. I want her memory to linger with those who knew her and be given to those who did not.

  5. Aaron Hackworth:

    It almost feels like they were tasked for specific things, the tenacity of these groups is something often overlooked in these reports; they don't stop. If you're a target of interest, that interest doesn't stop when you wipe the malware off the computers. ... They're going to continue to pursue it regardless of what the defenders do.


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